In March of this year, after a lot of discussion with my partner Charlie, I did something I’d been afraid to do for a long time: I wrote, and submitted for publication, an essay about our year-and-a-half (so far) of attempting to conceive a child. The essay, which was published on BuzzFeed LGBT, prompted not only a… »6/15/15 3:00pm 6/15/15 3:00pm

A new study from an Australian research group has concluded that in most aspects, children of same-sex partners are actually likely to be healthier than their heterosexual-parented peers. »7/06/14 10:23pm 7/06/14 10:23pm

On a day when cultural conventions have forced us to laud fatherhood by purchasing something at Lowe's, it might be worth noting that more lucky kids than ever will only have to remember one of the parental holidays the evil greeting card conglomerates have foisted onto our Gregorian calendar. The Census Bureau… »6/17/12 12:00pm 6/17/12 12:00pm

William Flowers had three children with his then-wife, Lacey. Now they're divorced, and he's remarried to a man. Is this behind the strange new turn in their custody battle? »9/13/11 12:40pm 9/13/11 12:40pm

If you're part of a same-sex family in a state where gay marriage isn't legal, your life is hard. If, for whatever reason, the parents in that family decide to separate, your life gets even harder. »12/29/10 5:35pm 12/29/10 5:35pm